HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 132 [132] "Because of Love" and "The Princess"

After Aaron Kwok became Pepsi's brand ambassador, Pepsi's market share further increased.

Pepsi gave back to Aaron Kwok, which led to the creation of "Pepsi Aaron Kwok's Transformation into a Beauty".

Pepsi's willingness to sponsor Qi Yuan's concert in the same way indicates that, in their internal assessment, Qi Yuan's role in Pepsi is no less important than that of Aaron Kwok, and may even exceed that of Aaron Kwok.

Qi Yuan's albums are selling like hotcakes, and her concert tickets are also selling well. Qi Yuan has become one of the most commercially valuable singers in the Chinese music scene.

The princess was a little envious and said, "You are the superstar that Pepsi values ​​most. I don't have that kind of treatment."

"Don't overthink it. You're the first female singer Pepsi has chosen as its spokesperson in Asia. How could Pepsi not value you?" Qi Yuan replied with a faint smile.

He recalled that Pepsi later sponsored the princess to hold many concerts in Hung Hom.

However, on the other hand, live albums are really expensive to produce.

First, many high-definition cameras are needed to record the concert from multiple angles at the venue.

Including post-production mastering, audio editing, and video editing, the cost may be higher than releasing a new album.

The advantage of a live album is that it showcases the singer's true abilities. In the recording studio, you can record line by line slowly, and if the singing isn't good enough, you can fix the pitch. But on the live stage, you have to see the singer's true talent.

The live version is more authentic and has a greater musical impact than the studio version.

Most importantly, it has collectible value and commemorative significance, recording a singer's wonderful moments during their peak period.

Many years later, fans can still relive a singer's glory days through live albums.

If Qi Yuan's live performance is exceptionally good and gains recognition from fans and casual listeners, Warner Music can capitalize on this by marketing him with titles such as "Walking CD" or "Top-of-the-line Chinese music all-in-one machine," further enhancing his prestige and influence.

Without live albums, who would believe you if you said you were a "walking CD" without any proof?
In short, releasing a live album is very beneficial for Qi Yuan, and also very beneficial for Pepsi.

Qi Yuan and the princess chatted for a while longer, and when the topic of the new song came up, he said, "I've written the song you asked me to write. When I get to Hong Kong, you can come to my concert as a guest, and we can sing the new song together."

The song he was referring to was "Because of Love".

There are rehearsals before each concert. Pepsi has arranged for the two Pepsi stars, Princess and Qi Yuan, to collaborate at the concert. Princess will definitely be at the rehearsal.

Both are professional singers, and after rehearsing for a day or two, they won't feel any pressure singing this new song at the concert.

In fact, Qi Yuan has also prepared another new song, "Princess".

The song title "Princess" is the same as the princess's name. He will sing this song at the concert, and the princess will be there. The effect will definitely be explosive.

……

Hong Kong.

Nicholas Tse is in high spirits lately, having shaken off the gloom of being completely suppressed by Qi Yuan.

He was unsuccessful in his career but successful in his love life.

He is not as good as Qi Yuan in his career, but he is very successful in love.

On the night of the celebration banquet for "Storm Riders", he asked his god-sister Anita Mui to act as matchmaker. However, Anita Mui became a fan of Qi Yuan and went to the scene to chase after the star, completely forgetting her promise to him.

Fortunately, Mei Yanfang was reliable. Later, she took him to a private party attended by the princess, and this time they finally got together.

With the help of Mei Yanfang, he got to know the princess again, and he officially got his idol's number.

He then launched a pursuit of the princess, frequently meeting her at various events and sending her autographed albums with the inscription "Princess, presented by Tingfeng." During his pursuit of the princess, he also displayed a rebellious side.

A few days ago, the princess received an award in Hong Kong and was ridiculed by Zheng Xiuwen's fans.

It's normal for celebrity fans to engage in online arguments.

However, Nicholas Tse intervened, and in order to stand up for his idol, he publicly stated that Zheng Xiuwen's fans were rude.

This immature approach drew criticism from the outside world and aroused dissatisfaction among Zheng Xiuwen's fans, but it attracted the attention of the princess and won her favor.

After this incident, Nicholas Tse and the princess's relationship began to warm up, and the two were constantly on the phone and texting.

Rumors have also circulated in Hong Kong's entertainment industry that Nicholas Tse and the princess are possibly in a relationship.

The all-powerful paparazzi in Hong Kong also captured a photo of the two drinking in a bar, but it was a photo of their backs.

Neither of them admitted to the relationship, so the rumors about Feng Fei's romance only exist, without any concrete evidence.

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Taiwan.

Zhang Hao looked stunned when he saw Qi Yuan's two new songs, "Because of Love" and "Princess"!
"Ah Yuan, you don't actually like the princess, do you?" Zhang Hao asked in shock.

The princess is considered pretty among female singers, but if you broaden your perspective and expand the music scene to the entire entertainment industry, the princess's looks wouldn't rank highly.

Qi Yuan has a very sharp eye; every woman he sets his sights on is beautiful.

How could he have fallen for the princess? Has he changed his taste?
Zhang Hao coughed twice and whispered to Qi Yuan, "You've been busy with your concert lately, don't you know that Nicholas Tse and the Princess are having an affair in Hong Kong?"
Nicholas Tse insulted Zheng Xiuwen's fans to stand up for the princess, leading many in Hong Kong to speculate whether they were dating.

If you sang "Princess," the scene would be...

Zhang Hao couldn't even imagine how exciting the Hong Kong entertainment newspapers would be after Qi Yuan sang "Princess".

Qi Yuanzhen knew nothing about this. He had been extremely busy these days, barely getting seven hours of sleep a day, so he had no time to follow Hong Kong gossip.

However... he is going to sing the song "Princess".

He hesitated for a few seconds before replying, "Is that so? I don't care. Since Nicholas Tse and the Princess are having an affair, I have to sing this song even more. Yinghuang and Nicholas Tse had such a good time trying to take advantage of me before, shouldn't I collect some interest?"

"..." Zhang Hao was speechless.

He actually found Qi Yuan's words to be quite reasonable.

In the first half of the year, Nicholas Tse clung to Qi Yuan like a leech, trying to generate buzz and reaping considerable benefits.

Fortunately, the person they were trying to frame was Qi Yuan; if it had been someone else, Xie Tingfeng might have used them to climb to the top.

Yinghuang recently stopped its hype, not because they had a change of heart, but because Qi Yuan is too strong; Xie Tingfeng can't possibly take advantage of her.

So you, Xie Tingfeng, are allowed to extort money from us, but we're not allowed to collect interest? There's no such thing as a free lunch! If Kou can go there, so can I!

Zhang Hao grinned mischievously: "You're such a rascal. If I didn't know you haven't had time to keep up with the news lately, I would have suspected you read the news about Feng Fei's relationship and wrote this song on purpose."

Just as news broke of Nicholas Tse's romance with Consort Feng, Qi Yuan released "Princess," a song with immense destructive power.

Zhang Hao could already foresee the reactions of various media outlets in Hong Kong and Nicholas Tse's expression after the song was performed at his Hong Kong concert. It was bound to be incredibly exciting!

(End of this chapter)